The buzz on this series has dropped ... all I'm seeing in my feeds now is clips from Boy With Caution, Fool in Love, Twisted Tie, and You Maniac, with an occasional complaint about the kiss we got here. I hope things improve soon.
Jitae and Hyunjae have a mutual past. In fact in one of the iQIYI previews Jitae says to Hyunjae, "Looks like you finally found something to care about." I don't think Hyunjae worked for Jitae but he clearly knows him well. It must include a mutual knowledge that both guys are gay or bi.
It's interesting that Jitae had been expelled from school two years earlier and Hyunjae had been away for the same amount of time. Hyunjae's dad referred to him being in the hospital for two years so my first theory that Hyunjae had worked for/with Jitae seems incorrect. Still, something tells me the two-year period is not a coincidence.
When you read Sunflower's messages to Kiwoo on the chat app and realize they're from Jitae you have to wonder about Jitae's vulnerable side. Is he sincere? Will he open up to Kiwoo in the same way as Hyunjae or does he intend to exploit the man? Also in one of the previews Jitae confronts Hyunjae, saying that he knows Hyunjae joined the chat app with the sole purpose of chatting with Kiwoo. Is this the start of a rivalry or is it blackmail?
The script is precisely structured so I think Youngmoon's friend bringing up the rumor that Jitae has killed someone will come to mean something later. If anyone in the series is going to die I'm worried it will be Jungha's boyfriend. So far he's the least sketched-out main character and the only thing we've seen him do is worry about Jungha. If Jungha starts to work for Jitae or even starts to hook up with him Jitae might see Jungha's bf as an obstacle to be removed.
The other detail from the previews is that Kiwoo and Hyunjae do indeed get into a relationship.
So far this is a C-grade police procedural where people just accuse each other, and as for the main couple whatever happened to the enemies-to-lovers storyline? Pod has quickly become cool with Jin to the point they might as well be dating already. (And why did Pod dislike Jin so much to begin with? I hope they'll tell us because the Jin we're seeing is so kind and gentlemanly.)
And sorry, hate to be one of "those" people but that kiss was awkward and uncomfortable. In the pilot it looked like Pod would be luxuriating in those lush lips of Jin's, like wow. But again, what happened? Is it because the director for the series isn't the same as the pilot? (Jin's hair stylist certainly isn't the same, but let's not rehash that.)
Which leads me to say that so far the series isn't living up to the pilot. It's almost as if every scene that we loved in the pilot has been overhauled in an inferior way.
And I guess next week Pod is going to suddenly be hot for Jin and compete with that girl for his attention? Earth to Pod: Jin's already yours for the taking. He's told you as much.
After last week's scream-fest of a funeral and the tone-deaf final scene my interest in this faded a lot. I admit that the visuals will keep me watching but I'm not going to be looking forward to Fridays as much as I thought I'd be.
I happen to adore Mac but I couldn't get into this. He's at his best when he's in his sunshiny mode and in this one he seemed to be frowning all the time. It was because of the Rin character, of course, but I feel they didn't utilize him in full.
And it's hard to overstate how truly despicable the second couple is. I saw them turn up in You Maniac and realized the actors have been sullied by the roles they played here. Heck, I can barely stand to look at Stamp. They need a strong series where they're the leads, asap. GMMTV owes it to them.
i love this but why is the teacher all the time like " whatever is happening let it happen" 😭😭 i…
I think he's clinically depressed. A common cause for depression can be the feeling that you are powerless. He feels trapped by his wife, his mother, and the fear that he'll probably be stuck working as a substitute teacher the rest of his life.
Seeing that Giu had made a personal phone call to Jeongha broke something in Heongjae.
He was scared he would lose Giu or at least that he wasn't as special to him as he thought, so when he called Giu while Giu was at the elevator he put it out there: "I was doing fine. I was fine, living like I didn't care about anything. But I can't live like that anymore."
He was trying to tell Giu that this had happened because he cared about *Giu*, but I think Giu interpreted it as Heongjae being confused in general (and maybe suicidal?)
On top of that, when a little later Heongjae overheard Giu and his wife talking about Giu's past with other students it made him panic, like what if I really *am* just another student to him?
This led to the kiss and all the stuff Heongjae said to Giu in that moment. ("I want be your most important person, just like you're mine.") He couldn't even make himself wait until Giu's wife had left. He was worked up that much.
People seeing it as a romantic kiss, or saying that Giu initiated it (that bit is insane) are missing the bigger story.
agree, kiss wasn't dramatic enough to fit the vibe of this series....bit of a let down but not complaining much,…
I thought more about it and realized that hearing Giu talk to his wife about his past was what finally pushed Heongjae over the edge with jealousy, to the point that he didn't even wait for the wife to leave (which she'd clearly indicated she was doing) before going in for the powerplay kiss.
agree, kiss wasn't dramatic enough to fit the vibe of this series....bit of a let down but not complaining much,…
I think it fit the situation. There was lots of danger of discovery and of course Giu's shock that it happened at all.
Heongjae had seen that Giu had made a personal phone call to Jeongha and that was his entire motivation for calling Giu and manipulating him into meeting up. He felt threatened by Giu's concern for Jeongha and thus felt reckless enough to use a kiss as the ultimate gesture of dominance -- even with Giu's wife just outside the door.
The kiss was Heongjae asserting his territory. I'm curious to see if he'll now warn Jeongha not to get too close to the teacher. Of course, Jeongha already has Seongwon and isn't attracted to Giu in the same way at all.
Eps 3-4, ohhh the entanglements are going to get even messier! Seems like everyone has a chokehold on another,…
I think it was a rough kiss due to Giu being shocked by it and the fact that his wife was within hearing distance after she'd just lectured him about his involvement with students.
It's also possible that Heongjae's main motive was to assert dominance given the fact that he'd seen that Giu had made a personal call to another student.
As for the kiss itself, I picture it as something like Heongjae trying to pry Giu's mouth open to get some tongue action and Giu resisting. If it had been a full and wet romantic kiss it would have seemed wrong for the situation, as though Giu had been waiting for it and didn't care if his wife heard.
I think subsequently he'll give it more thought and realize he liked it. The next kiss could be quite different as a result.
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It's interesting that Jitae had been expelled from school two years earlier and Hyunjae had been away for the same amount of time. Hyunjae's dad referred to him being in the hospital for two years so my first theory that Hyunjae had worked for/with Jitae seems incorrect. Still, something tells me the two-year period is not a coincidence.
When you read Sunflower's messages to Kiwoo on the chat app and realize they're from Jitae you have to wonder about Jitae's vulnerable side. Is he sincere? Will he open up to Kiwoo in the same way as Hyunjae or does he intend to exploit the man? Also in one of the previews Jitae confronts Hyunjae, saying that he knows Hyunjae joined the chat app with the sole purpose of chatting with Kiwoo. Is this the start of a rivalry or is it blackmail?
The script is precisely structured so I think Youngmoon's friend bringing up the rumor that Jitae has killed someone will come to mean something later. If anyone in the series is going to die I'm worried it will be Jungha's boyfriend. So far he's the least sketched-out main character and the only thing we've seen him do is worry about Jungha. If Jungha starts to work for Jitae or even starts to hook up with him Jitae might see Jungha's bf as an obstacle to be removed.
The other detail from the previews is that Kiwoo and Hyunjae do indeed get into a relationship.
The next two weeks are going to be a wild ride.
And sorry, hate to be one of "those" people but that kiss was awkward and uncomfortable. In the pilot it looked like Pod would be luxuriating in those lush lips of Jin's, like wow. But again, what happened? Is it because the director for the series isn't the same as the pilot? (Jin's hair stylist certainly isn't the same, but let's not rehash that.)
Which leads me to say that so far the series isn't living up to the pilot. It's almost as if every scene that we loved in the pilot has been overhauled in an inferior way.
And I guess next week Pod is going to suddenly be hot for Jin and compete with that girl for his attention? Earth to Pod: Jin's already yours for the taking. He's told you as much.
After last week's scream-fest of a funeral and the tone-deaf final scene my interest in this faded a lot. I admit that the visuals will keep me watching but I'm not going to be looking forward to Fridays as much as I thought I'd be.
And it's hard to overstate how truly despicable the second couple is. I saw them turn up in You Maniac and realized the actors have been sullied by the roles they played here. Heck, I can barely stand to look at Stamp. They need a strong series where they're the leads, asap. GMMTV owes it to them.
My, my!
He was scared he would lose Giu or at least that he wasn't as special to him as he thought, so when he called Giu while Giu was at the elevator he put it out there: "I was doing fine. I was fine, living like I didn't care about anything. But I can't live like that anymore."
He was trying to tell Giu that this had happened because he cared about *Giu*, but I think Giu interpreted it as Heongjae being confused in general (and maybe suicidal?)
On top of that, when a little later Heongjae overheard Giu and his wife talking about Giu's past with other students it made him panic, like what if I really *am* just another student to him?
This led to the kiss and all the stuff Heongjae said to Giu in that moment. ("I want be your most important person, just like you're mine.") He couldn't even make himself wait until Giu's wife had left. He was worked up that much.
People seeing it as a romantic kiss, or saying that Giu initiated it (that bit is insane) are missing the bigger story.
Heongjae had seen that Giu had made a personal phone call to Jeongha and that was his entire motivation for calling Giu and manipulating him into meeting up. He felt threatened by Giu's concern for Jeongha and thus felt reckless enough to use a kiss as the ultimate gesture of dominance -- even with Giu's wife just outside the door.
The kiss was Heongjae asserting his territory. I'm curious to see if he'll now warn Jeongha not to get too close to the teacher. Of course, Jeongha already has Seongwon and isn't attracted to Giu in the same way at all.
It's also possible that Heongjae's main motive was to assert dominance given the fact that he'd seen that Giu had made a personal call to another student.
As for the kiss itself, I picture it as something like Heongjae trying to pry Giu's mouth open to get some tongue action and Giu resisting. If it had been a full and wet romantic kiss it would have seemed wrong for the situation, as though Giu had been waiting for it and didn't care if his wife heard.
I think subsequently he'll give it more thought and realize he liked it. The next kiss could be quite different as a result.